Seven Swordsmen (TV series)
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| Also known as | 'Seven Swords of Mount Heaven' |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Written by |
Liang Yusheng (original story) Li Changfu |
| Directed by | Clarence Fok |
| Presented by | Zhu Tong Ma Zhongjun Deng Fan Tie Fo |
| Starring |
Vincent Zhao Wang Xuebing Ray Lui Ada Choi Qiao Zhenyu Li Xiaoran Wang Likun |
| Opening theme | Ayiyahei (阿伊呀嘿) performed by Wang Yong and Yu Jiangying |
| Ending theme | Kong Chuan (空船) performed by Ke Yimin |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Tsui Hark Tie Fo |
| Producer(s) | Ma Zhongjun Wang Yong Wu Libo |
| Location(s) | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Ciwen Pictures |
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| First shown in | March 2006 (China) 20 July 2006 (Hong Kong) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 七劍下天山 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 七剑下天山 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Seven Swords Descend from Mount Heaven | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qī Jiàn Xià Tiān Shān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Chat1 Kim3 Ha5 Tin1 Saan1 |
Seven Swordsmen is a 2006 Chinese television series directed by Clarence Fok and produced by Tsui Hark. The series is loosely adapted from Liang Yusheng's wuxia novels Qijian Xia Tianshan and Saiwai Qixia Zhuan. It is also the television series counterpart to the 2005 film Seven Swords, which was also directed and produced by Tsui Hark. This series was originally planned to be the first part of a longer television series but the project appears to have been abandoned.
In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquer the territories of the former Ming Empire and establish the Qing Empire. Fearing that the wulin (martial artists' community) would pose a threat to them, the Qing government passes a martial arts ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts and possessing weapons. Prince Dokado, a Manchu noble, leads an army to eliminate those who defy the order. Dokado and his men kill many martial artists before assaulting Martial Village, which houses rebels from the Red Spears Society, an anti-Qing resistance movement. Two young villagers, Han Zhibang and Wu Yuanying, break out of the siege and follow Fu Qingzhu to Mount Heaven to seek help from Master Huiming, a reclusive martial artist and sword forger.
Huiming allows his four apprentices — Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yuncong, Xin Longzi and Mulang — to join the trio on their quest to save the wulin from the Qing government's persecution. Each of the seven men receives a special sword from Huiming. They call themselves "Seven Swords".
The Seven Swords return in the nick of time and save the villagers from attacking Qing soldiers. However, they decide to split up temporarily later to avoid trouble, and embark on their respective missions and adventures. Han Zhibang and Mulang remain with the villagers, while Fu Qingzhu, Xin Longzi and Wu Yuanying travel to the capital to assassinate the Qing emperor.
Meanwhile, Chu Zhaonan falls into a trap and is captured by Fenghuo Liancheng, a ruthless Manchu general. He falls in love with Fenghuo Liancheng's slave, Lüzhu, but their romance ends in tragedy when she sacrifices herself to help him escape. Chu Zhaonan meets Yang Yuncong in northwestern China, where they join the Desert Eagles, a tribal anti-Qing organisation led by the legendary heroine Feihongjin. Yang Yuncong is wounded during a battle with Qing forces, but is rescued by Nalan Minghui, an enemy general's daughter. They fall in love, despite standing on opposing sides, but are not fated to be together as Nalan Minghui's father has arranged for her to marry Dokado. However, Nalan is already pregnant with Yang's child and she gives birth to a baby girl later.
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